De Conch Fall Festivals 2014 Fdition

De Conch

Fall Festival 2014 Edition

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Commemorating Middle Passage Month

The Gullah/Geechee Nation will commemorate the Middle Passage throughout the month of September through a series of events and sacred ceremonies. Each day on the Gullah/Geechee Nation Facebook fan page and @GullahGeechee on Twitter, historical information and presentation will be posted to educate the world on the crime against humanity that created the African Diaspora. Lest we forget! www.gullahgeecheenation.com

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Sankofa Slave Artifacts Exhibit p. 12

Come Hell or High Water Movie Screeing page 10

De Wata Bring We: An Afternoon of Gullah/ Geechee at Adriala Gallery

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Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation

Brings a Touch of Gullah/Geechee to the Charleston Shop on the Jersey Shore!

The Head of State for America’s only indigenous cultural group descended directly from Africans enslaved on the Sea Islands of the eastern United States will visit the Charleston Shops (www.the-charleston-shops.com) on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 6 pm.

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) will provide a Gullah/Geechee histo-musical presentation and book, CD, and DVD signing for the public from 6:30 to 8 p.m. during a reception at The Charleston Shop. The event will open the northeastern leg of the “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy World Tour.” There will be a private reception honoring Queen Quet at 6:00 p.m. prior. Queen Quet’s visit will offer the public insight into the unique cultural contributions Gullah/Geechee people have made to American society. She will focus on how this culture grew from the soil of historic Charleston, SC. Queen Quet, has appeared in dozens of films and documentaries. An author, computer scientist, mathematician and recipient of innumerable awards, proclamations and commendations, she founded the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net). It serves as the premier advocacy organization for the Gullah/Geechee culture.

Prior to her election as Chieftess, the native of St. Helena Island, SC, then known as Marquetta L. Goodwine, caused quite a stir in 1999 when she became the first Gullah/Geechee person to speak Gullah, her native language, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Her speech, or “intervention,” was a plea bringing global attention to the numerous human rights violations against her people. A turning point in the national and international recognition of Gullah/Geechee culture, her election and subsequent enstoolment on July 2, 2000, brought unprecedented attention to the culture and its people as a valuable cultural and historical resource. It also triggered a National Park Service (NPS) special resource study that served as the basis for federal legislation to protect the culture’s tangible and intangible resources. The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act designated as a National Heritage Area the four-state geographic region located within the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.gullahgeecheenation.com). The legislation also established the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, a management and administrative body to which Queen Quet received an appointment from the Secretary of the Interior to serve as an expert commissioner representing her native state of South Carolina. She also chaired the General Management Plan and was the Program Manager for Initiative Impact for the corridor.

The “Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy Tour” is an awareness and fundraising tour which will continue through 2014.

Queen Quet looks forward to fellowshipping in Spring Lake at the Jersey Shore since “whey de wata flow da whey de Gullah/Geechee gwine go.”

The Charleston Shops mission is to promote, educate and inspire appreciation for the diverse cultural and culinary heritage of our neighbors in the Southern States. www.the-charleston-shops.com

Links to Gullah/Geechee Living Culture

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Gullah/Geechee Nation Headquarters www.officialgullahgeechee.info or www.gullahgeecheenation.com

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Gullah/Geechee Nation on Instagram http://instagram.com/gullahgeechee

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Gullah/Geechee Angel Network www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com

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Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition www.gullahgeechee.net

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Gullah/Geechee TV™ (GGTV) www.youtube.om/AMPTurnItUp

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Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gullahgeechee

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Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association www.gullahgeecheefishingassociation.com

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Gullah/Geechee Nation Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/GullahGeechee-Nation/66574769035

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Gullah/Geechee Folks on Twitter www.twitter.com/gullahgeechee

10. Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee www.QueenQuet.com 11. Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ www.gullahgeechee.info 12. Gullah/Geechee Doula Association http://www.gullahgeecheedoula.com/ 13. Gullah/Geechee Nation on Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/gullahgeechee/

Tenk Gawd fa blessin de “Gullah/Geechee Reunion, Reconstruction & Revival”!!

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www.gullahgeechee.info!

Hep Mo Angel fa Fly! Support De Gullah/Geechee Angel Network!

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The mission of the official 501(c)3, non-profit of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network is To preserve, protect and promote the cultural heritage of the Gullah Geechee People who have lived in the southeastern portion of the United States of America from North Carolina to Jacksonville Florida 30 miles inland (known as the "Low Country") for over 300 years. To connect all people, not just in the 50 states, but internationally throughout the Diaspora, Europe, Caribbean and Africa.

Goals and Objectives are achieved by the implementation of the following seven (7) point program: The Performing Arts: Musical plays, dramatizations, poetry, storytelling, enactments and workshops Arts and Crafts: Workshops in the production and displaying of traditional Gullah/Geechee cultural items.

Demonstrative workshops that encourage the development of functional skills and forms of expression to potentially showcase and stimulate direct participation in the growing ethnic tourism industry, festivals and cultural events.

Educational: The establishment of Cultural Learning Centers designed to foster motivation, achievement and cultural enrichment. Historical/Research excursions from the tip of North Carolina (Cape Fear) to the outlining areas of Jacksonville, Florida.

Scholarships and Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award programs and events recognizing those persons who have given selflessly of themselves, and have done considerable work for the benefits of their particular community as it relates to cultural preservation. Awarding Scholarships to youth who exhibit talent, and are oriented toward developing skills which foster Gullah/Geechee Culture.

The Internet and The Media: Networking with organizations, institutions and groups which focus on Gullah/ Geechee Culture. Consistently present positive role models and activities to the low country in particular, and to in the Diaspora in general.

Production, Preservation and Documentation: Production and archiving of Gullah/Geechee video and audio recordings, books, symbols and banners. Radio, television and computer production programming.

Health and Nutrition Awareness: Forums and symposiums which explore lifestyles, food staples, food cultivation and preparation of Gullah/Geechee cuisine, as well as developing holistic programs to promote well being.

Gret Camp Meetin Centa!

The Gullah/Geechee International Camp Meeting Center & Yenna House will host a number of activities and people from around the world and educate people on the living traditions of that exist throughout the Gullah/ Geechee Nation. The next major fundraiser for the project will be the Gullah/Geechee Nation International Music & Movement Festival™ www.gullahgeechee.info.

For more details on fundraisers, tours, assisting with the project, or contributing, call (843) 572-6788 or go to www.gullahgeecheeangelnetwork.com .

GULLAH/GEECHEE GOLD SOULS CAMPAIGN

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The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is the premiere organization on the protection and continuation of the Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, and culture. The Gullah/ Geechee Sea Island Coalition: •

advocates for the protection of the human and land rights of Gullah/Geechee

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promotes and participates in the continuation of Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, culture, and language.

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works toward Sea Island land re-acquisition and maintenance. celebrates Gullah/Geechee culture through artistic and educational means electronically and via "grassroots scholarship."

The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has successfully carried out this mission since 1996. During which time, they developed the ONLY archive in the world which is TOTALLY dedicated to Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, and culture. The Gullah/ Geechee Alekbulan Archive is being upgraded in order to continue to provide access to artifacts, images, documents, books, films, and recordings to future generations of Gullah/Geechees and global researchers. The Coalition host hundreds of students and professional writers each year and it also supports native Gullah/Geechee speakers and presenters traveling to other parts of the world to make sure that accurate presentations on our culture are done in a varied array of venues.

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We are calling on all supporters of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition to become dues paying members and to contribute to the “Gullah/Geechee Gold Souls Campaign.”

The funds will assist with the completion of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Center and our land fund. Please use the form at the end of this ezine or go to http://fnd.us/c/07Wl6 in order to financially contribute to the fundraising efforts that are currently under way which will finalize the second phase of the building.

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The “wish list:” !

• Mac Compatible 1T-4T External Drives • Acid free archival boxes and poster holder • Apple server

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For details on how you can host a fundraising event, contribute in any or in all of these ways, please email GullGeeCo@aol.com.

Disya bout geeing frum de soul fa mek sho de richness stay een wi black gold!

Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for selfdetermination and environmental justice.

The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition (www.gullahgeechee.net) and the Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association (www.gullahgeecheefishi ng.net) are hosting the first Gullah/Geechee Nation screening and discussion of this film at 2 pm on Saturday,

October 25, 2014 during the Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival at Hunting Island Nature Center.

Cum jayn we an yeddi how wi kin stand fa we community cum hell or high water!

View the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=iXfe_A6Wsd0 Disya fa we stay een de sea! Cum jayn wi! ! www.gullahgeecheefishing.net!

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Mission!

1) To advocate for the rights of Gullah/Geechee and African American fishermen and fishery workers of the southeast!

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2) To share traditional fishing methods with the next generation!

3) To restore access to the areas and factories needed to sustain the seafood industry in the Gullah/Geechee Nation and southeastern United States!

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Art at the Sea during the

Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival™ 2014 with

Saundra “Renee” Smith

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Saundra “Renee” Smith is a local artist, and native of St. Helena Island, SC. Renee is a Registered Nurse with a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration, and is employed by the Department Of Defense at the US Naval Hospital, Beaufort, SC.

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Renee’s husband, Michael, inspired her self-taught talent by persuading her to pick up a paint brush for the first time in April 2008. She is also supported in her work by her two loving children, Felicia and Michael John, and her greatest fan, three year old granddaughter Jasmine Lorraine.

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Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation led the opening libation and cleansing ceremony with a call to go bak an fetch it!

Beginning Sept. 13, 2014, the American Beach Museum, will open weekly from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 1 – 5 p.m. on Sundays.!

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To see the photos from the historic opening, go to: http://gullahgeecheenation.com/ 2014/09/02/gullahgeechee-sacred-ancestorsvision-comes-to-life-with-the-opening-of-american-beach-museum/!

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CALLING ON ALL SUPPORTERS! Donate to the completion of the documentary, WILMINGTON ON FIRE which will give a historical and present day look at the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 and how the descendants of the victims of the event are seeking legal action in regards to reparations.

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The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 was a bloody attack on the African-American community by a heavily armed white mob with the support of the North Carolina Democratic Party on November 10, 1898 in the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. It is considered one of the only successful examples of a violent overthrow of an existing government (coup d'etat) and left countless numbers of African-American citizens dead and exiled from the city. This event was the spring board for the white supremacy movement and Jim Crow Segregation throughout the state of North Carolina, and the American South. This incident is barely mentioned and has been omitted from most history books. It was not until 2006, after the North Carolina General Assembly published a report on it, that the tragedy became known to the public.

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See clips and details: http://vimeo.com/wilmingtononfire www.facebook.com/wilmingtononfire

Supporting the Heritage Days Celebration!

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) and Dr. Valerie Jackson are co-chairing the Heritage Days Celebration on historic St. Helena Island, SC at Penn Center for the second year in a row. The Heritage Days Planning Committee has done an outstanding job putting together a series of events that will bring to life the theme, “Penn’s Promise: Legacy, Literary and Land.” To that end, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is a supporter of the events and will sponsor an Heirs Property Luncheon on Friday, November 7, 2014, If you are interested in registering for it, please email us at GullGeeCo@aol.com.

Also, please support the Heritage Days Celebration by purchasing $10 advance tickets for Gospel Praise and a Heritage Days Discount Card for $5. You can also email us or go to the welcome center at Penn Center. Tenki tenki!

Join the GULLAH/GEECHEE SEA ISLAND COALITION www.gullahgeechee.net

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GULLAH/GEECHEE SEA ISLAND COALITION Post Office Box 1207

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